Leon Gast
Directing · Director · Producer · Editor
Born Mar 1, 1936 · Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Active 1972–present · Awards: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
Leon Gast is an American documentary film director, producer, cinematographer, and editor. His documentary When We Were Kings depicting the iconic heavyweight boxing match termed The Rumble in the Jungle between Muhammad Ali and George…
Filmography
The Grateful Dead Movie 2025 Meet-Up (2025) - DirectorSporting Dreams (2015) - Director · WriterManny (2014) - DirectorSmash His Camera (2010) - DirectorSoul Power (2009) - Producer1 Love (2003) - DirectorB.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits (2003) - Editor · Director · ProducerPointer Sisters: All Night Long (2003) - Director · Producer · EditorB.B. King: Live In Africa '74 (1998) - Producer · Director · EditorWhen We Were Kings (1996) - Director · Producer · Editor · WriterMuhammad Ali The Whole Story (1996) - EditorMuhammad Ali: The Whole Story (1996) - EditorFania All Stars: Live In Africa 1974 (1993) - DirectorFallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson (1993) - EditorHells Angels Forever (1983) - DirectorThe Grateful Dead Movie (1977) - DirectorSalsa (1976) - Writer · DirectorOur Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa) (1972) - Director